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Pope visits Brazil

Pope visits Brazil

Tue 23 Jul 2013

Nun Concepcion Hernandez, originally from Mexico, holds an Argentinian flag while awaiting the arrival of Pope Francis outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hernandez is currently a Catholic missionary in Argentina. More than 1.5 million pilgrims are expected to join Pope Francis for his visit to the Catholic Church's World Youth Day celebrations. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Pope Francis waves upon arrival at Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro. Pope Francis has started his first foreign trip as pontiff and a week-long series of events is expected to attract more than a million people to a gathering of young faithful in Brazil, home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

People wait outside the Metropolitan Cathedral for the Pope's arrival in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Pope Francis accepts a gift of a Brazilian flag from a journalist travelling on the papal flight to Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Ansa/Luca Zennaro/Pool/Reuters

Pope Francis waves to his followers as he arrives in Rio de Janeiro. Welcomed by a committee of local dignitaries, including president Dilma Rousseff, Francis waved to onlookers before proceeding to a motorcade through Rio's city center, where local Catholics, visiting pilgrims and the curious were gathered to receive him. The new pope was then scheduled to meet Mr Rousseff and other officials at a government palace nearby. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Pope Francis greets the crowd of faithful from his popemobile in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

Pope Francis kisses a baby while greeting the faithful from his popemobile. Photograph: Ana Carolina Fernandes/Reuters

A nun from waits to greet Pope Francis in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Nuns from Argentina walk to greet Pope Francis as he drove through downtown Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters

Pope Francis waves to the crowd while departing the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Popemobile after arriving in Rio. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

A Brazilian military helicopter and ships patrol as Pope Francis arrived in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

People wait outside the Metropolitan Cathedral for the arrival of Pope Francis. More than 1.5 million pilgrims are expected to join Pope Francis for his visit to the Catholic Church's World Youth Day celebrations. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images

The car carrying Pope Francis is mobbed by wellwishers as it gets stuck in traffic as he is driven from the airport to the Metropolitan Cathedral in downtown Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Pool/Reuters

Riot police officers fire tear gas during a protest against the visit of Pope Francis, near Guanabara palace in Rio de Janeiro July 22, 2013. The protesters said that the Pope's visit would represent a huge cost for the country. Pope Francis will spend a week in Rio de Janeiro to preside over the Catholic Church's 28th World Day of Youth, a gathering sometimes dubbed a "Catholic Woodstock" that occurs in a different city every two years. Photograph: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Demonstrators damage a vehicle belonging to a local television station during clashes between police and demonstrators near Guanabara Palace, where Pope Francis was meeting with president Dilma Rousseff, in Rio de Janeiro. Demonstrators are continuing their anti-government protests, which began in June amid growing economic and social dissatisfaction in Brazil. Photograph: Sergio Moraes/Reuters

A photographer is given first aid after being injured while covering clashes between police and demonstrators near Guanabara Palace, where Pope Francis was meeting with President Dilma Rousseff, in Rio de Janeiro July 22, 2013. Demonstrators are continuing their anti-government protests, which began in June, amid growing economic and social dissatisfaction in Brazil. Pope Francis touched down in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, starting his first foreign trip as pontiff and a weeklong series of events expected to attract more than a million people to a gathering of young faithful in Brazil, home to the world's largest Roman Catholic population. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MEDIA)

Demonstrators run from police during clashes near Guanabara Palace where Pope Francis was meeting with president Dilma Rousseff in Rio. Photograph: Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

Protesters demonstrate against the visit by Pope Francis near Guanabara PalacePhotograph: /Ueslei Marcelino